The FY15 National Defense Authorization Act and Omnibus funding bills signed into law identified FY15 funding and added significant language supporting moving forward with the C-130 Program of Record. Failure to move forward and execute an upgrade program that addresses all aspects of modern airspace requirements such as ADS-B, NPN.3 or better and prvides a growth path to future requirements will result in the Air National Guard assets being unable to execute their mission set in 2020 and beyond.
Add ADS-B language. The Air National Guard and AFRC C-130 fleet will not remain relevant in the future without a full update of its aging avionics. Restarting C-130 AMP and issuing a contract change to address a subset of the AMP capability to include ADS-B as an interim step to full AMP.